Commissioner Tom Ramsey leads call for surrounding counties to do more on flood mitigation – Houston Public Media houstonpublicmedia.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from houstonpublicmedia.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Hahl North Stormwater Detention Basin, for which State Rep. Armando Walle helped to secure funding during the recent legislative session, will be able to hold enough water to fill half the Astrodome.
Most people rely on FEMA's floodplain maps. But the agency's maps are outdated and based on past flooding, not future projections that take climate change into account.
FEMA maps said they weren t in a flood zone Then came the rain vtdigger.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vtdigger.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.